Need help choosing a clutch

[ZedN]

Allstar put in a new heavy duty clutch with ceremic flywheel for me last month which was also around the $1800 mark and took about 4 days which included fixing non-related issues.
I wouldnt want to recommend it to anyone as it is a killer in traffic, constantly having to bring the gear back to nutral at lights and heavy traffic just to get my foot off the clutch. I've probably done 3 maybe 4,000 kms in it and it has become alot softer.. Either that or my leg has got alot stronger. But the clutch itself seems very good though, and while you are moving the gear changes are very responsive.

So I kind of have a love/hate with it. I didnt get OEM because it was too exxy, and I didnt want to let Mazda touch my car again, lol.

[Caffeine Fiend]

Either that or my leg has got alot stronger.

that'd make you easy to spot in a crowd. Just look for the guy with the massively over-developed left leg walking around in circles

[ZedN]

I was seriously scared that is what would happen to me the first day I drove it... I actually had muscle aches the next day as if I had had a big gym work out - on one leg.

[AD07]

Why not give MPSG a call & ask them about this clutch...
http://www.mpsgarage.com.au/shop/pro...-3-clutch.html

Could be worth a try.

[jobo]

is your clutch slipping ? how does it not hold power at high rpms ? i thought it either holds or it doesnt.

[strykr]

I have a MPS3 Gen1 with 151k on the clock.

Just been looking at pricing for replacing the clutch, I bought my MPS at 60k and the clutch is pretty heavy/bitey, so i am thinking it may not be standard.. I could be wrong though.

I got a dealer price for replacement. 2300 for the kit, which includes a dual mass flywheel and ~800 in labour.

So I am now thinking maybe going for the SPEC Stage 3 Clutch and Fidanza flywheel, anybody using this combination at the moment?

Has anybody done this change themselves? I have done many of clutch/flywheel replacements on other cars, including FWD turbo, but never a Mazda3. So tossing up whether to pay the days labour or give it a go myself.

cheers guys.

PS. my current clutch is not slipping under load, but seems to be biting in quite quickly/hard since a couple weeks ago. Also I have been getting occassional irregular idle, which I have heard can be a cause of a dying Dual Mass flywheel.

[Jeev]

Looks like DCS might not be such a bad option after all. Either that or I'll opt for whatever AllStar are selling.

[jobo]

I have the spec stage 3 and fidanza flywheel. Idle is terrible, all sorts of noises, sounds like the car is broken. Very harsh on the drivetrain and its completely on/off and is ridiculous to drive in traffic. If you are not going to big power and you are keeping the stock turbo, there is no need for aftermarket clutches. Thats just my opinion. I also note the guys in the US are going Big Turbo and using the stock clutch.